Conference will take place May 11-13, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency San
Francisco

May 04, 2015 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

FALMOUTH, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 250 wearable technology leaders will come together next week
at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco in San Francisco, CA for Smithers
Apex’s Smart
Fabrics + Wearable Technology conference and exhibition. Dragon
Innovation; Fjord; frog design; Hanky Pancreas; Imbue; Intel; iShüu
Technologies; Nod Labs; Shift Innovation; Solvay; TapSense; U-Blox and
Yahoo Labs are just a few of the international leaders who will share
their expertise with attendees to bridge the gap between the smart
fabrics and wearable technology disciplines. The conference is designed
to help the key players in the industry navigate intellectual property,
design, funding and other issues to successfully get products to market.

“I hear the same question frequently ‘why should I come to this Smart
Fabrics & Wearable Technology event?’ There’s no one answer. First, this
is a tremendous opportunity to connect with a wide range of experts from
across the wearable and fashion industries. Fashion execs, UX designers,
venture capitalists, consumer product designers, electrical engineers,
textile manufacturers, lighting professionals and R&D managers all come
together in the same room to share ideas and experiences,” said Barbara
Fowler, Conference Director, Smithers Apex. “Besides the networking, our 2015
agenda introduces you to the start-ups and established players
who are truly taking wearables to the next level. From the most
innovative applications to intellectual property to new regulations for
wearables to how to market and monetize your technology, Smart Fabrics +
Wearable Technology will give you the information and network to
capitalize on your ideas.”

“With 2015 projected as the year for wearables to really gain mainstream
acceptance, the state of our industry is in a crossroads,” said Jeremy
Wall, founder of Lumenus and a speaker at next week’s conference. “The
industry is still in its infancy and will continually grow and expand
into untapped markets. Entertainment, Healthcare, Performance
Enhancement, Transportation, Safety, Communication, Business Operations,
Lifestyle, etc. will all truly grow into their own spaces and will need
to approach target markets as an individual as opposed to the whole of
'wearables' as a singular device type.”

Looking forward to next week’s event, Scott N. Miller, CEO / Co-Founder,
Dragon Innovation, who will be presenting on going from prototype to
high volume manufacturing at Smart Fabrics + Wearable Technology 2015,
said that he is “really excited about the combination of previously
disparate supply chains and industries. Gesture Logic is a great example
- combining (smart) fabric with electronics to gain deep insights into
sports performance that were not possible just a few years ago.”

Adds Amanda Boxtel, Executive Director for Bridging Bionics Foundation,
“I'm interested in learning about smart materials that can advance
technology and an end-user's experience. I foresee this being a
tremendous networking opportunity and learning environment.”

Smithers Apex is a global business that provides events, market
research, publications and strategic and technical consulting to an
expanding list of niche, emerging and high growth industries, including
home and personal care; lighting, imaging and displays; plastic
electronics and alternative energy.For more information about
Smithers Apex, please visit www.smithersapex.com.